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ITSURO FUJINO, Nikkei staff writer
GUANGZHOU -- Huawei Technologies looks to complete its departure from Google's Android operating system this year with the rollout of a new OS developed fully in-house, further sidestepping U.S. export controls that had cramped the Chinese company's mobile business.